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E• 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
Towanda, Saturday, Septum. 11, 1852
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Democratic Nominations.
FOR PRICSIVIIIT,
GEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE,
or NEW tuarrentax.
• rot "les rnastozzrr,
WILLIAM R. KING.
OP /I LA It.AFF6,
TOR C Lig A L COMITSSIOWT.II.
WOPILIBIS, of Washington Co.
TOR 5111 PR CRS FODOR.
G. W,,,IIVOODWABD, of Unarm Co,
• TOR CONCOURS%
HON. GALUSHA A. GROW, or SESQUEILINNA.
FOR- R.RPRISENTATI V Rs,
WILLIAM E. BARTON, OF SUITHFIEI:D Tye".
JOHN PASSMORE, or ROME TOWNSHIP.
FOR COM X ISOIO3 R
ISAAC A. PARK, or HERRICK lomat'''.
FOR LUDITOR,
WILLIAM H. PECK, or TROT Bonotton.
DEMOCRATIC
MASS MEETING !
f.r.
A Meeting of the Democracy of Bradford
County will be held at TOWANDA, on SA
TURDAY, September 11, 1852, at 2 o'clock,
P. M. A letter has been received from
JOHN VAN BUREN,
promising that he wili certainly be present
and address the democracy. Other distin
guished speakers have also been invited.
Democratic Nominal lona
We this day present to our Democratic friends
the ticket formed by the convention which assem
bled at ibis place Saturday evening; and we feel a
peculiar pleasure in placing the names of the canda
dates at the head of our paper. At no time within
our recollection have we ever witnessed
,such per
fect harmony and unnamity of action as was exhib
ited- in the proceedidge of the recent convention ;
and never was a convention more fortunate in the
selection of candidates. The gentletten whose
names are presented for suffrages of the people, are
unexceptionable to any portion of the party, unob
jectionable, even to whigs, in tiny and every rela.
lion, other than a difference of political opinions,
and will command the, entire support of the county.
We repeat that we are rejoiced to present to our
democratic friendsa ticket of stick high character,
so-well deserving their - support, and the success of
which does not admit of a doubt.
Ropalomluation of Don. G. A. Grow
The Congressional Conference which met at this
place, on Wednesday last, unanimously re-nomina
ted Hon. G A. Gaow to rept emt the 13th Cm
gressional District.
The unanimity with which Mr. C. has been re•
nominated, is a compliment which is due alike to
hie consistency and ability. He has proved him
self all that his friends expected—and repaid most
nobly the confidence reposed in him by those who
knew Lim beat. "
We !Ave wat:hed the legislative coarse of Mr.
Gaow with ['nostril interest, for we knew the ex
pectations placed upon him by the Democracy of
this County, and we take great pleasure in adding
•our unqualified approval to the high compliment
paid him by the representative of the Democracy
of the three cour.ties t composing the 13th District.—
Standing firmly upon the principles he had promul
gated to our voters, before his election, he has not
swerved or faltered, but consistently and uniformly
voted to carry out and maintain those doctrines.—
Against the monstrous schemes of fraud which seek
legislation as a cover for their iniquity, Mr. Gitow
has uniformly interposed his vote. The people of
this district w fil testily their approval of his course,
by returning him to. the post he has so ably filled.
Punceoreser.—We take pleasure in recommend
ing Mr. H. S. Grauoss to all lovers of Truth and
Science. As a member of the American Phrenol
ogilcal Society he cornea to us highly recommend.
e.4.which recommendation he has folly redeemed.
Hie plain and placid style-sltia critical accuracy in
reading character—his frank v and. critical advice to
parents, how to tightly select occupation for their
children—to business men, and young gentlemen
and ladies, how to select apprentices, clerks, com
panions for life cannot be too highly valued. His
advice to parents in governing children,_ subduing
their passions, and calling out the liner and , nobler
feelingsof the infantile mind, by which they are
i t
prepared. to. hun the paths of vice, and prepared
tor' all the ful avocations of life, and for patriot.
ism, piety nd heaven, is truly worth the attention
of every, ent, chrtstian, and philosopher.
Mr. G. will give his second and thinklectores at
the Court House on Friday and Saturday evening
of this-Week.
will
Subject of the lecture on Satur
day evening will be " Courtship and Marriage—
and the laws of social happiness ; phrenologically
considered." _We advise all- those whD wish to
" know themselves" to attend.
CeoLeas to Rocttes-rea. - L-There were one hun
defedind twenty one deaths by cholera in ROches
ter) daring the month just closed, sixteen dating the
mouth of lily. The Rochester Democrat says there
Is at present an unusual amount of sickness in that
Democratic. County Convention.,
Pursuant to the call of the Standing. Committee a
Convention of Delegates from the several elecyon
icts '0f91 . ,e doutujwan k iteld thecond - liok
oat Tnesdak:evenutSeptit 1852.
-H..LAWRENCESCOTt waCilecud,Piasideat ;
NIT. &arts and GS. Ktifosenv Seoyetaries, aiid
thtlfollowhig delegales pusientea. theif credentials ..
as members of the Couveniion -_
Albany-Joseph Menardt, Jacob Hottensteln,
AsyluMZ—D. C. Miller, J. Crandall. - -
Armenia—Robert Mason, L. W. Gardner.
Athens bor'o—.l. E. Canfield, C. F. Herder.
Burlington—R. R. Phelps, C. F. Nichols.
Canton—O. P. Wilson, R. Williams.
Columbia—C. H. Bailer I, D. V. Barnes. • •
Duren—lsaac Ennis, C. 0. Jennings.
Franklin—Ben. Langdon, J. Hammond.
Granville=Mm. Bunyan:J. -H. Ross:
Herrick—G. W. Elliott, A.R. Brown,.
Leroy.R. McKee, A. D. Foss.
Litchfieb Munn. _
Moor A. L. Cramner,J.a. Smith.
Orwell—Clark Smith, Julius Gorham.
Pike—Eugene Keeler, N. Stephens, 2d.
Ridgbory—Geo. Cooper, Wm. Stephens.
Rome—John Vought, P. E. Maynard.
Sheshequiu—John McMahon, Alfred Gore.
Smithfield—M. F. Ransom.J. Bush, Jr.
Springfield—Calvin Lewis, Wm. 8. Guthrie.
South Creek—Jobn Thompson, Ira Crane.
Standing Stone—Alexander Ennis. Geo. Stephens
Twcarors—L. A. Ackley, L. B. Rogers•
Towanda bor'o—E. 0. Goodrich, G. 8. Kingsbery
North Towanda—D. M. Bull, B. Goodwin.
South '• —H. L. Scott, Nelson Gilbert.
•
Troy tp..—John Porter J. M. Smith.
Troy bor'o—J. E. Goodrich, Chas. Drake. •
Ulster—E. Walker, Chas. B. Kitchen.
Warren—Caleb Abell; R. Gilison.
Wells- - Wm. S. Ingalls; C. H. Leonard
Windham—Wm. Sibley, Abram Dunham jr.
Wilmot—J. Bottles, J. 8. Castor.
Wyalusing—Jacksott Eliott, ritephen Hemet.
Wyaox—H. Passmore, J. M. Wattles. -
Mr. GOODRICH presented the following resolution
which were unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That the fidelity with which our pres
ent member of Congress has carried out by his
votes, the doctrines which he proclaimed before
his .election ; his unyielding and uniform support of
Democratic Jeffersonian principles t. his firmness
in resisting of the schemes of fraud and favoritism,
so prevalent in our National Halls, and his-ability
and attention to the duties - of his office, merit at our
hands this marked approval of his conrse,•and of
our increased confidence in his integrity, Therefore
Resolved, That lion. Gamma. A. Gnow, is the
unanimous choice of this Convention. as he is, of
the Democratic party of the county, for re-election
as member of Congress.
Resolved. That H. Lawrence Scott and Gorden
F. Mason be the Congressional Conferees in the
part of fradford County,
The following resolution was then presented, and
on motion, laid on the table :
Resolved, That the plan adopted by the last Sep
tember Convention, of electing delegates to the
State Convention, relieves the Democrats of the
County from the trouble and .expense of another
Convention, and at the same tims is better calcula
ted to give full expression to their wishes. That
the delegates be hereafter. elected at the September
Convention, and that this Convention do now pro
ceed to elect said Delegates.
On motion the Convention proceeded to the se
lection of candidates for Representatives Auld the
following names were presented
John Passmore, of Rome township.
Edward Crandall, of Pike,
James C. McKean, of Columbia.
Francis Smith, of Troy Borough.
Frederick 'Fisher, of North Towanda.
Luman Putnam, of Granville.
Win. E. Barton, of Smithfield.
The nominations being closed, the Convention
proceeded to ballot, as follows :
123456 7 8 9 10
Footnote, 59
Crandal, 13
M'Kean, 15 12 14 22,21 21 17 16 12
Smith, 8 9 4
Fisher, 5
Putnam, 18 22 21 22 22 22 22 20 26
Barton, 24 24 30 27 27 27 32 35 40
JOHN PASSAIORE and W. E. BARTON having
received a majority of all the votes given., were de
clared nominated, which, en motion was unani
mously confirmed.
The Convention then proceeded to the eleetion
of a candidate for County Commissioner, and the
following names were presented :
Stewart Smiley, of Franklin township,
Isaac A. Park, of Herrick:
James M. Eibtall, of Welly.
Geo.EL Ball, of Monroe.
B. E. Whitney, of Wysox.
Earl Nichols, of Burlington.
On motion the nominations were closed and the
Convention proceeded to ballot as follows :
1 2 3 • 4. 5 6 7
Smiley, 16 14 17 18 17 13
Park. PJ 25 25 24 95 25 n
8 8
Bull, 19 21 28 2B 26 27 32
Whitney, 3 —V
Nichols, 2 2
ISAAC A. PARK, having a majority of all the
votes given, was declarednominated, and"the nomi
nation, on. motion was made unanimous.
The resolutions for electing delegates was then
called up, and negatived.
On motion the President was authorized to up
point a County Standing Committee for the ensuing
year. The following Committee was then appoint
ed :
E. 0. GOODRICH,
F. ORWAN,
W. H. OVERTON,
EUGENE KEELER,
HIRAM C. FOX,
JOHN M'MA HON,
WM. S. GUTHRIE
ELMORE HORTON,
C. F. NICHOLS,
Oo /motion, the Convention adjourned
TIM WCBSTER Mae or Bovros.—The friends of
Mr. Webster In Boston held their sixth meeting on
Tuesday evening, when Mr. Toney, a delegate NP
the Baltimore convention, came forward and gave
in his adhesion to the Webster movement. Mr.
Winslow, in addressing the meeting, stated that he
had it from the Hon. Rufus Choate himself, that he
would also = support, Ms. Webster. Mr. Winslow
further stated that he knew Mr. Webster's semi
ments in regard to a nomination. He knew that
Mr. Webster would not go for Gen. Scott, and that
he would not decline a nomination from his friends
in that or any other seotion•ot the eountry. It was
resolved to postpone the general Meeting at Fan
end Hall until the-State at large should have timeto
respond to the movement, when ii is" proposed to
hold a State convention in Boston. Major Ben.
Pettey Poore and severalothers made speeches.
WINIO COUNTY TicKW6-oin Whigiriende form
ed a County ticket on Wedneticluievening lint, as
follows :
Represettatives.—does Riursoe, of Monroe ; E
B. PARSONS, of Troy Boroogb.
Commissioner—P. Forum, of Rome.
Auditor.—A. Dewing, of Warren.
C* 7 - 4.,9 131 9,7 1 k?.Vq#44: 1 0 4 5.L 1 P M - o . rloo .
driringementitame to the house of OwarlacCatiirc
iu Albany township, some three or four week.
~I.phe itahint3o years of age, given - liar:nape
se CiiiirerinerAfs* and says she iehotnilm Skne
of , Ntri Nike ! She is deal and Simb;end fiaa
-evidently windereal horn her friends, and This ao
criers ieintenited tctinform them'of ber_wheriabonts.
Thentiwipipertittibe State of New trorli will do
a kindness by noticing the above.
15=
EassTs.—ln our article of last week in regard to
the State Conventionoitiericir *Occurred in locating
the Canal Commissioners composing the present
board, of no importance, geographically consider-.
ed, andqtroduced by a Mere slip of the pen.'
.IYtro
Mr is, from s itleutgomery
stead of Bucks, as written. -
THE CHOLERA has again broken OHL in Cham
bersburg. Last week there were thirteen deaths
from the disease, and on Monday three.deathe and
several new eases reported. The total number of
death! in Buffalo' by cholera, during the month of
Aupst, was 388—an average of about eleven a
day.
Congressional Confereice.
At a meeting of •the Dernocriktic Conference for
the 13th Congressional Dis►rict, Pa., held at the
Ward House, in Towanda, Bradford County Pa., on
Wednesday the Bth day of September, the follow
ing named persona appeared as Contetees from the
respective Counties of said diStrict to wit
Bradford--,.C0e.. G. F. Meson, H. L. Snort.
Tioga—Hon D. L. Sinsawooo, EW'O MsTrisan.
Susquehanna—Wm J. TURRELL, F. A. WARD..
On motion of Mr: Maynard, Cot. Mason was ap
pointed Chairman and Wm. J. Turret! Secretary.
The Chairman called for nominations' as in Or.
der.
Mr. Torten nominated the Don. G/LIJOIRA . A.
Gnaw of Susquehanna County for mentber ol Con
gress, for said disrriet.
No Amber nomination being made, Mr Gaols
was unanimously nominated us the candidate for
said office.
Resolved, That the marked abilities and fidelity
With which the lion. G A Giow, our present mein
ber of Congress, has discharged the duties of his
office, entitled him to the increased confidence and
hearty support of the Democracy of this District.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this Conference
be published in all the Democratic papers of the
District.
On motion adjourned sine die. A
G F. MASON, Chairman
Wm. J. TuRREI.L, Secretary.
THE BEGINNING OP THE END—The result of the
election in North Carolina settle the fate of the
whigs so far as the Sonar is concerned, and they
can scarcely hope to elect Gen. Scott without some
Southern votes. To lose such a . State as North
Carolina, the most reliable of all the Whig phalanx,
a perfect Abdiel, faithful among the faithless," .
with but onedernoeratio vote to dim her eseruch.
eon ; to lobe it too under each circumstances, weih
one of her citizens on the ticket as Vice President,
and he at home in the field personally superintend
ing the election, backed by the men, the money
and the influence of the administration of which he
ad but lately formed a part, is well calculated to
.4Enpen the spirit of the most enthusiastic admirers
`of Scott and Graham, and lead him to doubt the
availability as well as the invincibility of his favor.
lie candidate. To the democracy it is equally en
couraging, much better indeed than we had dared
to hope for; it shows us that military glory is not
to decide the present contest, but that the people are
awake to the true issues, and disposed to decide
them intelligently, which is all we ask to . eniinre
out success. The result in North Carolina is but
the beginning of the end, the precursor of a series
of brilliant victories, which are to result in the suc
cess of the democratic party and its principles.
In the glorious galaxy of States, in which those
victories ere to be achieved, shall the rime ol Penn
sylvania shine brightly as the Keystone of the De
moeratki Arch or be wanting altogether 3 It is for
you democrats of the old keystone to answer ;
never let it be said that iu the advocacy of demo.
cratio principles, the support of Democratic candi
dates, the Keystone faltered while the old North
State stood &tn.—Keystone..
SODDEN DEATH ON THE N. Y. & E. R. ft --This
morning Mail Train going East struck and i , :stantly
killed, Mathew Lamont, Esq ,of this town, white
walking on the track. He was seen by the Engi
neer walkii.g slowly in the same direction in which
the train was proceeding. At the Coroner's Inquest
no blame was cast upon the Engineer. He revers•
ed his engine and gave the usual alarm. Two per
sons also at a short distance, saw the old gentle.
man's danger and waved their bats to attract his no
tice, but itr vain, the noise of a mill dam near by,
and the sudden curve in the track, together with
the train being after time had thrown him off his
guard. He was p however, just stepping off the
track as the engine struck him and hailed him
against rock by which his skull was fractured.—
He died instantly. Pre was much and deservedly
esteemed by all his acquaintances, and his sodden
death has cast gloom over a wide circle of sorrow.
jug relatives and blends.
We learn also that a similar accident w ith a aimi.
lar fatal result occurred at Waverly on the 22 ult.—
Mr. William Fenham was walking on the track
and a train coming rapidly round a curve, the an.
happy man was clashed before he eould step from
the track or the engine be stopped.
These melancholy accidents demand a law to pt e•
vent persons from walking on the railroad or, if
such a law exists, they demand its rigid enforce.
ment.—Owego Gaulle.
510,000 BRIBE TO SANTA ANNA.--WOOld it be
believed that Gen. Scott absolutely gave a bribe to
Gen. Santa Anna ; whilst the army was at Puebla,
to induce the Mexican general to agree to a peace?
This, we snppose, will be denied by Gen. Scott's
Whig friends, but it is verified by the history of the
war. lo Major Ripley's history of the war with
Mexico, vol. 5, page 149, it is said that Sam Anna
sent a messenger to general Scott, proposing to en
ter into negotiations for peace, but informing him,
at the same time, that, as nothing could be done
without the use of money, if ONC- mums or nor•
was were placed at the disposal of Santa Anna, at
the conclusion of the treaty, and tin-thousand dollars
paid immediately, he (Santa Anna). would appoint_
commissioners to negotiate" Thisnegotiation was
conducted, in the first place, wither) , by Gen. Scott
and the renegade N. P. Trist. Gen. Pillow was
sohtevently made a party in the conference, and
be objected to the bribe. The historian, however,
says, on page 153, vol. 2, " the policy of agreeing
to the demands of Santa Anna was strongly urged
by Gen. Scott," he arp,ning " that the bribery was
• not vt rcng, inasmcch as ten. Santa Anna had plac
ed himsell in the market" On page 155, the his
historian says the affair was arratized, " and the
.ten thousand dollars atipulattd for ii:oneifjately
were paid . over from the secret service money,
which Gan. Scott had at his disposal! ,
Thus it will be seen•that'Gen. Scott ruenally gave
a bribe of Sit ,000 to Santa Anna, ta indite° him to
enter into negotiations for a peace, and agreed to
pay him a million, in case of success. It appears,
however, in the sequel, that Santa Anna had no
idea of making a peace, and only wanted time 'to
strengthen his position, and ten thousand dollars for
his own priva e purse. The Investigator refers to
this as the only case on record where the comman
der of a victorious army paid money in advance to
deleated general, to induce him to make peace
• Qtr. It is stated that the apple crop near Cincin
nati is unusually large, the trees literally breaking
down with the weight of the fruit. 4:)n thacOntlary,
;peaches are very scarce:
Mmiliw-MiZzr th t p m-,ltiowu4k*t
Ac Acr to amend the get .entiged,fg An act, to re
'deice and illlodifiAltiales,tif pottage in the Unit
'l4od Stites, " nd: et Wait pcfrposesp pissed - March
Ittirkeightaini handted fifte.one. ;4'lr ' t
'le jrnade fati r Sitatieted /kart 1/ RciOxP 4 -
fititivesil the Vend Slates gil t antis Congress
seisitmblerk That hoit and altit.thothineenth date!.
Septembet; eighteen intuited' and fiffY-two, the
postage upon all printed matter passing through the
snail of the . United,Sdates, imaged ofibestates now
" Charged; be as follows, to wit I—Each news
paper, periodical, unsealed circular, or other article
of printed matter,. not exceeding three ounces in
weight, shall be sent to any pan of the United State.
for one cent ; and for erery additional ounce, or
fractiunttan ounce, one cent, iddititmel shall be
'etiatged ; Ind when the postae upon any news
paper or period icat is paid,yeattyotquiuterly in sit
ranee at the office where the same is mailed, and ,
evidence of such payment is furnished Id the office
of delivery in stuck manner as the Postsoffice De
partmeto shall by,general regulation prescribe r One
half (Weald rate only shall be charged. Newspa
pers slid peitorlicals not Weighing over one ounce
and a half, when Circulated in the State where pub
lished, shall be charged one half of the rates before
mentioned. Provided, Thai small.newspapers and
periodicals, published monthly or oftener, and pain
vitiate not Containing'marelhan aiireen Doak/ pa
ges each, when sent in single packages, weighing
at least eight dunces; to one address, and reliant,
by affixing postage stamps thereto, shall be cbarg•
ed only hall of a cent for an !ounce, ostractionolon
ounce, notwithstanding the postage calculated, on
each separate article of snob package troutdexceed
that amount. The postage on all transient matter
1.-hall be pre-paid by stamps or otherwise, or shall
be charged double the rates that above mentioned
Sac. 2. And be it further enacted, That books,
bound ortutbound, not weighing over, four pounds,
shall -be- deemed , mailable matter, end' shall be
chargeable with postage at enema an ounce foetal
distances wider three thoutiand miles, and twocents
an mince lot all distances over three thousand miles,
to which fifty pei cent, Shall be added in all cases
where the same -may be sent without being pre
paid ; and all printed. matter chargeable by weight
shall be weighed when dry. The publishers of
•
newepapeis and periodicals may send to each other
from their respective offices of publication, free of
postage, one copy - of each publicatien • and may
send to each .actual subscriber , enclosed in their
publications, bills and receipts for the same, free of
postage. The publishers of weekly newspapers
may send to each actual subscriber within the coun
ty where their papers are primed and published,
one copy, thereof, free of postage
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That no news
paper, periodical, magazine, or other printed paper
or mailer, shall be entitled to be sent at the rates of
postage in this act ppecifiei, unless the following
conditions be observed : First. It shall be sent with
out any cover or wrapper ; or in a cover cr wrap.
per, open at the ends or sides, so that the character
of the matter contained therein may be determined
without removing each wrapper. Seconct. There
shall be no word or communication printed on the
same after its publication, or epee the cover or
wrapper thereof, except the name and address of
the person to whom it is to be sent. Third There
ehall be net paper or other thingenclosed in, or with
such printed paper; and if these conditions are not
complied with, such printed matter shall- be subject
to letter postage ; and all,matter sent by mail from
one part of the United States to another, the postage
of which is not filed by the provisions of this act,
shall, miless the same be entitled to be sent free of
postage, be charged with letter postage.
Scc 4. And be it further enaded, That if the-pub
lisher of any periodical, after being three months
previously notified that hie publication is not taken
oat of the office to which it is sent for delivery, con
tinue to forward such publication in the mail, the
postmaster to whose office such publication is sent,
may dispose or the same for the postage, olden - the
publisher shall pay and whenever any printed
matter of any description, received during one quar
ter of nine fiscal year, shall have remained in the
office without being called (or during the Whole of
any succeeding quarter, the postmaster at such
office shall sell the same, and credit the proceeds of
each sale in his quarterly accounts, under such reg
ulations and after such notice as the Post office De
partment shall prescribe
Sec. 5. And be it farther enacted, That so much
of the second section of theamentitled a An act' to
mortify and reduce the rates of postage in the Unit
ed States, and for other purposes," approved March
3d, eighteen hundred and fifty one, as relates to the
postage or free circulation or transmission of 'news
papers, periodicals and other printed matter, and all
other provisions of law inconsistent with the pro
visions of this act, are hereby repealed.
Sac. 6. And be it further enacted, That when a
list of uncalled for letters shall be published in any
newspaper printed in any foreign language, said
list shall be published in such newspaper ying
the lar g est circulation, within the range of delivery
of said office.
Sail MILLIONS A YEAR.-Sixty millions of do!.
lars a year! Only think of it. Nearly one hun
dred and filly tens of gold, or twenty-five hundred
tons of silver. This is the ANNUAL EXPENDI
TURE of the present WHIG ADMINISTRATION,
and it is truly monstrous to contemplate. Why,
the annual expenditure of the government would
load a tram of a hundred wagons of gold, or sixteen
hundred wagons with vilest , . Two-thirds of the an
nual product ol California cannot more than keep
the treasury supplied. The cotton ctefroJ this coun
try is reckoned to be immense, but the annual ex
penditure of the federal g overnment would swallow
up the whole of it. Sixt y millions gone, consumed"
and sunk in a single year ! This sum would edw.
cate every youth, male and female in the Union.
It would build three thousand miles of railroad,
nearly one-third" as many mires as have been built
in the United States up to this time. This is pay
ing, too dearly for government, as it would require
all the savings of nearly half a million of day la
borers to support the government.
It is time that a reform was made in this kind of
extravagance,. and that can be done by the election
ol Pierce, fresh from the ranks of the People."
THE LAKE ERIE ACCIDENT—NERDIE? Or Tut
COhONER'd JURY.—The Coroner of Erie Pa , sum
moned ajory to hold an inquest on the body of an
unknown girl, about ten years of age, which was
brought in by the propeller Ogdensburg ; and after
the examination of a number of witnesses, the fol
lowing verdict was rendered :
"The j ury find that De Grass McNett, the first
mate of t he propeller Ogdensburg, was then on du
ty: and was on deck. That the night was calm
and cleat. That, from his own evidence, he saw.
the 14fas of the Atlantic when she was from three
to four miles off, and until the collision k that he
'Paw the two boats approackeach other,• yet gave
-no order to , the wheelsman until within three or
tour rods of the Atlantic. That, by his own evi
dence, if he had directed the wheelsman a short
time - sooner, the collision would have been avoid
ed ; bat he did not because he believed the Og.
deneburg was in her proper course, and. the Allan.
tic was not. Without determining whether there
was carelessness or not on the part of those on. du r
ty on the Atlantic, the jury would not fahlifully dis
charge their duty, did they not find De Grass Mc
the first mate of the Ogdensburg, guilty of gross
earelepsnese and a wicked disregard of human life.
The jurors aforesaid find that the deceased came to
her death by mew of such carelessness"
McNett had.not been arrested at the latest ac
',counts.
Pown OF • 515104.5 Vorg.—The Wilmington,
•N C Herald, Whin concedes that the Democrats
will have two . rnajtiiity on jou.; ballot in the North
Carolina Legislature, and thus be cnabled to elect
a U.S. Senator in place of Mangum, Whig. This'
resup, it is asserted, has been brought ahoul by the
election of the Democratic Senator in CurritucliJind
Camden counties, by one majority. This votegives
the complexion to the Legislature in one of the
most importaut of its functions—the thiction of :a
B. Suitor.
AlienenktrPlerce - simmilkeeCisSlMAlMP. -
The following letter. signed by 36 Catholic chi-
amis. ofNew Hampshire and by ther-Catlieliceis.
:tor of Mancbestee and Concord..shoukt paean, tild
the falsettoods:irhicb Lave been :so; indastri*-
tjcpjrairlatedittssat Oen. Pierce in .coOttetion
the relighnia test id New Hampshire- ; ectiatitutitils.
addressed to:allentleman who bad sir/inert*
"tiehalt Odle Homan Catholic votereof thelfar_wast,
'for eiiirect infiiniatltitt where it could be best pro
cured. of Den.Pieree's Catbotic neighbors. fellow
.ruise n asothd.oruititnents ofebeirroseribed-teligiouts
"faith. "Their answer is anresertied and - "conclu
sive. PrortAte pastor to the humblest -member of
bis flock, their 'testimony is united, not only as to
his ent.re liberality_ of opinion, but
,as to his strenu•
ous exertions to remove what he himself repeated
ly styled " theatigma of religions intolerance" from
the New Hatitiiihire 'Cianittitution. ,
LETTER FROM TOE ROWAN CAT/1;
OLICS OF NEW ILIIIIPSHIRE.
Coacoan, N. H., Aug. 12, 1652.
To ;ohn White, Esq., Milwaukie. Wisconsin." "
Dais Sin Underatanding that an impression
has obtained in Witteousin te a considerable extent
and especiallyamong that portion of, your people
that are Cathbltca. that Gen PiErde of this State,
was UnftiendlY to Catholics as a religibtis seat,
and that an attempt has been made to hold bird re.
sponsible for the odious religions test contained in
the constitution of this State ; the undersigned Cash
olic citizens - of Concord, deem it our duty to say
that the Catholics of this State and of New2ttgland
std especially that portion of them that are of pis
Political, opinions, entertain fur him , the highest re
spect ai a Politician and a Man. Especially " they
feel trader obligations to him for his potrerfal of
Potts in the convention to sotpange -that odious
" test" from the constitution of New Hampshire.
and for his efforts before the people , to have the
amendment to the constitution adopted, which, pro
vided for striking out the religions tett.. Any itn-•
pression of the kind indicated, does Gen. • Pierce,
great injustice. and we regret that, for partizan per.
poses, he has" been thus' misrepresented.
We send this to you; not for electioneering or of
partizan purposes, but ai a simple act of Justice to
one of the strongest opponents that the odious test
bas in New Hampshire, and to one of the most lib
eral and tolerant of its citizens.
We bave been present in several meetings, ant!
at the last town meeting, when this proposed amend-
ment was submitted to the people, and have beard
Gen. Pierce address the people in favor aboli,b
inging this test;" and any representation that he is
opposed to striking out that test or that he has not
exerted hirr.self to have that test abolished, must
proceed either from - nirfound ignorance, or malici
ous Misrepresentation of the man, his character
and course, in relation to this test question.
Edmond Sullivan, John Geenty,
Christopher Hart, Patrick Lueninera,
Thos. M'Grath Michael WC abe,
ItNhael Dunning, D. Flynn,
Varna Lawler, Thomas Clark,
James Hart, Patrick Meharr,
Wm. Connolly, Lake Reason,
Thomas Stamford, J.Gallagher,
Thos. Murphy, NV. Sheeman;
Richard Wheelehan, Michael Murphy,
James Leahy,
Timothy Lynch;
C. O'Bryon, John J. Lynch,
Owen Garland, Barney Halpin,
Martin Cary, Phillip Halpin,
John"rhoMpson, James M'Cone,
John Murphy, l • Richard Lunlird,
Thomas Thompson:, P. M'Cone.
f, the undersigned•, resident Catholic pastor
Manchester and Concord, certify that !he above
signed gentlemen are citizens of Concord and know
them to he citizens of good standing, and Catholics,
and moreover 1 fully concur with the sentiments
expressed in their statement of facts, relative to
the course of Gen. Pierce
W: M'Dossiao, Catholic Pastor.
A ague! ld, 1852.
DiHilary Candidates
It is admitted that General Scott's nomination is
due solely to his military reputation. He has nev.
er filled ally civil post, and he is wholly destitute
of experience in civil affairs. Take away the rec
ord 01 his battles, and he has nothing left hint
which would command even a passing twice. The
men who forcerthon oil the whig patty looked on
ly to his supposed availability. They dal not urge
his nomination because of his capacity as a states
man; for they regarded his qualifications for the
presidency as a secondary consideration. Their
great object was to obtain power and enjoy the era
onlments of office. The were willing to adopt any
Means to attain that end; and no resulting, peril to
the country was to great to be hazarded by men
who were wedded to a faction rather than ton par
ty, and who esteemed their personal aggrandize
ment infinitely beyond the public interests.
We know the influence which military fame has
exerted in times past; but Mr. Seward and his fol
lowers will find all their efforts to place General
Scott at the head of the goVernment utterly unavail
ing. The people of the United States have been
recently taught several lessons. They remember
t, and they will profit by. it. Four years ago Gen.
Taylor was brought forward when his military ex
ploits were fresh in the public mind. The people
believe., that he possessed certain unobtru.ive vir
tues which they esteemed. They believed him
kind, modest, andjust—one who would destroy
the rancor party, and bring about a new era of good
feeling. But Gen. Scott no one sees, as fancies
that he sees, anything but the successful general—
ambitious, bigoted, and „proscriptive—fully wedded
to party by has feelings rather than his reason, and
with no pulsation of his heart for the people, to
whom he must forever be a stranger.
Ae soon as General Taylor was elected he dis
pelled the belief that a successful warrior must be
equal to the management of civil affairs. When
. his administration exhibited its character and indi
cated its policy, State after State pronounced against
it, and the opposition triumphed Isom Maine to the
Rio Grande. There' never was an overthrow so
sudden and. complete. In his inexperienee, and
tom the necessities growing out 01 the whig party.
Gen. Taylor called around him a cabinet, alienated
his friends, exasperated his enemies, and covered
his administration with odium. Regardless . or his
fame, it falsified his pledges, and repudiated his
promises,. neglected the public service, and by a
career of vindictiveness, profligacy, and reckle ss
incompetency, fixed icdellible disgrace upon itself,
and forced the country to the verge Ed disunion and
civil war. Who were they that duped and deceiv
ed Gen. Taylor, inflamed party feelings, stimulat
ed sectional hostility, and well-nigh severed the
confederacy ? They were the very men who have
trained and directed the Scott movement, and forc
ed General Scott upon the whig, party as its candi
date for the Presidency. The death of General
Taytbr did not destroy them. in many instances
they were permitted to retain the official power
and influence which Generarraykir hadgiven, and
with ceasleess activity and energy they have labor 4
ed to regain their control over the executive branch
of the government. They could not bring forward
one of their number; biu inasmuch as they have
accomplished their desires by using Gen. Taylor,
they have undertaken m bring forth another milita.
ry chiefian, with the hope that his achievemenol On
the battle-field may make amends for his want of
experience in civil affairs, and reverse the verdict
which has already been pronounced against the of
fensiveness of his political creed. If Gen. Scott
should be elected, he wi'l owe his position to the
very combination which exerted such a beautiful
influence over Gen. Taylor, arid agitation and civil
war will bring us to the terrible alternative of a se
paration intq discordant and belligerent States, or a
consolidated empire, ruled by the worst element
of American politics.— Union.
Tee Liza:rip:us Dtiovntes.—The Columbia
Spy, says of these smallest specimens of humanity
ever seen, that the elder is three years old, seven.
teen inches in height, and weighs only seven pounds.
The youngeris sit months old, and weighs only
three pounds. What is very remarkable, is the
fact that the parents, who reside in Dauphin county
are bath large personathe father weighing 200
and 4 pounds, and the mother 100 and 98 pounds.
.The children are perfect in every respect..
--, lostheraniblealeadty' ea th e
Sauogruss, Sept
. .
The steatnee.Raindeer, Capt. Charts P.s
at 8 o'clock this
*theis t ' at ; ',Aden. Saugerties landing, et ''
'Of onelock P. M. a 94%
•-•Ebe bath encied the Saugerties Pasvenge,
visa draarpig in her gang plank, whe n th e ' ."
which ecitibebta the flues celled the cee neCllo3 ,
the return floes, bnrst.
The steattll-.„041,164 .04 between deck
„
downis temporary bulk headand pusi,7lb
a pantry into the lower cabin, where a uzit '' ,
The passenrs r.
Work of destruction in the dinin g cabei
complete, every person there being eitherk,
badly injured. . 4 4
The steam also passed up the chimney,
away ibe smoke pipe, which tell ama ss t h e
cane deck breaking it 'down.
No persons however, were injured i b w ,
deck, except the eligrheert and Cooks •
We have witnessed the scene of duns,
more heart-reniering spectacle was new er et '
Language cannot describe the contli,inn
pearance of the pitiable objects we sa w ,
in thee oh"
Our citizens are unremitting
kintinessto the suffering, and their . Eris, t o
lance, may be assured that nothin g u
dl to reder tile wounded as comfortabl e a 3
Uri. Clowieri, A. ft. and W. Dewini Vedd.,
era, and Charles. Dewitt, of tins 'glaze
with Dr. Geo. Lorillard.: of Rhinehec
sin and son, of South Carolina, havect, been
slant attendance upon the sufferers.
The billowing is a List of the Dead.
Fredrick Morrell, clerk of the boa..
Francis Dunn, deck hand.
Edward„Boser,
Peter Fowks. waiter,
Robert Farwell, waster.
Dennis Sovoy.
Samuel Brown, of New Your city.
• THE (CALLED.
Bernard Donnald
Bernard Challanee,
Garwood Benway, head stewaa—very bat,
David N. Bowne, and wife, of Alba : ,
badly.
Wood Baker, of Princeton, of the U. S. t, a ,
survey—badly.
Captain Hoyt—not
and a daughter of John P. Loop,
him,were all saved.
Rev. Geo. R. Williamson, wife and 1w ) o
..., one child very badly—the rem doing QC',.
Hugh Lowry, of Newburg—doing wo
Hugh Wiley, of Richmond—very. 1.40
D. F. Eldridge, of Albany—badly, ar k ;
low.
Thomas I. Barnet., Richmond, ra.—baii,tr,
very low.
A. Belch Cox, second engineer—very ta, : k
not fatally.
Samuel Brown, deck hand, of 34 Renwick_
New York.
Two Andrew, H chalond V
badly.
Mr. Lockwood, mother ma) dacAter,
--all very badly.
Wm. H Snell, Richnlon(l, V., —re:t.
—Sevoy, (colored,) LiAu.ebec—tiny i.,,
A. W. ‘Vhipple—badly
John Howlett, first u,
Joseph Eltitc,Ler, 34 Wilik
El..var,l Teller, 130 Lit.r :) s':ee., -
Harman F Nh w Fmk-
Mr and 'Airs Qualeley and .'at2 - e -
Hotel. M is. Q mouth 51 1: ;1,2!
ly fit:aided
Arid a flurnber 01 u:liers
were wit a,ceriained.
Nore.—As no steamer left New y,.;
same time as the Reindeer, it I, pres,me,
WES hu tacit.g.
Win. E. Robinson
The American Celt and Ca , 1,3;10 C.
ed at Buflafo, by Tho's frA:cy (i,
significant head of " Vetritti4s w , tl bent , LN:s
draws the following izraphic pewe,:" Rea. ,
the " man of all a ork" of the frit , t... a; I
recent base attempt to prev.hur t.y
caluniq, the dernuersitz
dency
" Mr. Robinson is.a bati re bf the North,n,.
a Presbyterian, and a graduate at 14k
New Haven, Conn. He commence; inD,a
some ten years ago by agetiding a part rya
Lion; held with closed doer.. at HartfoP;l :-
State, At that Convention Mr. fletse s en gat
his Amerkean audience, that his Lour:in . :ban..
driven to the polls by their pi - v . 4ls to Mr tiit Goof ,
tickei"—a . statement notations!). untrue Hr
after discovered that there teas surre:I:::(
made by acting the Inshm.att an,l t!,!:1 s•
his addressing an Irish audience, ani d
he believed " the Wectrions'er
damned more souls than any od i er
This opinion, no doubt, mvrh: by rristr,.:,:r::
reason and evitle..ce ; but loin Mr. it,tz , -;
pretended Presbyterian, it was incieLr
believed this of the reli :2 pm he pm - r. ,, e:.
a hypocrite in not fleeing horn it as ti,ur,
of hell lf he (lid not believe %1
degree dishonest to say it for any parr o'll
purpose. Our belief ui , Jlt Rotms.s,,, Nrm
never recovered from I:,e ,11 , ablv r st
from those Iwo ;Teethes uf!.:s, II s
peals to his countrymen, on Irish r‘; ci
grounds, to vote for Mr. Hon' Sn:e
Winthrop in Alassachusens, against: Cref: cn
1848, and to sustai his party geitetal;y.iyet.'
roboraiives to us of his onset tipuliqr; IMITtr!
This week we find the Times and intnyt . ' - .;!
speeeh of his going to show that no zsmr
lie can vole tor Pierce." Bete 6it aul,ci
is the result of silent contempt too 1:11';
The Catholic Bishops, or the pu',..i.ca;•:. ,
resent them, hose ti nt attempted !., u'er
dictum_ No one in auttionly has Sao! WI 1!.
Catholic might not vine either
position was reserved fur Mr Beina.n;sel:. -
professor of what he calk " a slz. , mr,Se
and' toady of those he siigmatized as thive
.polle by the Priests to vote the loco foes la'
THE POTATO DItEASE —The aCCOI3:I 3
from &land within the last few J.ip ;en
dcribt upon the public mind ;hat J. •NI c.
the potato crop in tkat counityis rtipsi:!‘e 4 -
It is admitted, however. that a larger cve.'s
usual has been sown this year ; and. :.trtr
that the population who depeud upon ;.;• 0
sensibly decreased, it is to t.e hoped le
ate price may still be maavamel T'e
Telegraph gives the most hopeful scud
we have yet seen ;
" It is a mistake to suppose, as mar!
have already done, that the tty pcx -
W ill be anything like as bad as it a)! trt
1 84 6 . Since 1846 a great improvement .n
place in the planting 01 the potato. 1 11 ,
year planted a month earlier than, n vas
and the disease did not appear wilt! abdutz:
later, so that there has been an a 'raftetlf :.
six weeks gained, and that, (no, when 1 0 '
ble quantity has been planted— pee Huriael
believed, for the population Si) 011[10 , 1' 4
by famine and ernigra: lon :14 to '! e
....wheat, oats, turnips, 8.-c —an abandaat
hL
calculated, upon.
Thepeopte only appear beer on leaca n .'itl' .
try as fast as they can. Ii is
fleeing horn the land as their nativity .15 . -
t>
pest house. The youn. the +meta. ac,l e t : :
ay, anti niany of them eompara ety
thronging to the end-raw
morning, no less ilvoi 200 •!0+
hood by train for Duhlin en !0 Atr.eto
MP, SOUP PA HlT —The Wi,iv; a re TWO
tinkling the Laney and m.aeeninna et
Will Pro n is'es plan In lon. , I ha1...a1p ...47 _
two dollars a day and roast NY(' Tnel 1 ",
in the event of the sueees• of the 4^i
feed-the boys upon Soup The fxreirpr'".
That such a change of diet sill pro‘lo o a
in g °fleet and render 'he great soup weru11,..,„
hie followers, an easy prey tar
Hickory of the Granite 'bit '